municipal organization; municipal organisation; municipality
communist bloc; Iron Curtain
to become desperate; to give way to despair
roadshow (theatrical release)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); percentage; commission
West Germany (1949-1990); Federal Republic of Germany
police headquarters; main office; this office
fire chief's car; command vehicle
to score points with (a person)
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
defence forces; defence corps
mountain river; mountain stream
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
one machine; one aircraft; one life
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks